1.0Faculty of Arts & Social Scienceshttps://carleton.ca/fasscuthemeedtr5https://carleton.ca/fass/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kCfArdrRD5"><a href="https://carleton.ca/fass/2016/applying-knowledge-life-2/">Applying Knowledge to Your Life, Sam's Blog</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/fass/2016/applying-knowledge-life-2/embed/#?secret=kCfArdrRD5" width="600" height="338" title="“Applying Knowledge to Your Life, Sam's Blog” — Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences" data-secret="kCfArdrRD5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/fass/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I spent my Christmas break at home in Ottawa with my immediate family, and besides several cameos made by my friends, my holiday was quiet. However, in the past it has not been as tranquil. I am thinking specifically of my first Christmas after I had started university. That was when I found myself the […]https://carleton.ca/fass/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/sam.png350350